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ERCC2 /XPD gene polymorphisms and lung cancer: a HuGE review.
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Jan 2005
Benhamou Simone, Sarasin Alain
Abstract excerpt
The xeroderma pigmentosum group D (XPD) protein is a well-characterized DNA helicase necessary for the nucleotide excision repair of bulky DNA lesions, such as those induced by cigarette smoking. Polymorphisms in several exons of the XPD gene have been identified; two of them, Asp312Asn and Lys751Gln, are common and result in an amino acid change. Most of the reported data indicate higher levels of DNA adducts in...
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